Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer:I love the bottle design of the higher-end ginger beers, but when it comes to taste, this average-looking can shows its competitors how it’s done: with assertive ginger flavor and bold—but not burning—heat. This stuff was made for Dark and Stormys. No, really: It’s produced by Gosling’s as a match for its Black Seal rum, to make the brand’s signature drink. ($6 for six 12-oz. cans) —Julia Kramer, associate editor Try it In: Spiced Dark and Stormy

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Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer:I love the bottle design of the higher-end ginger beers, but when it comes to taste, this average-looking can shows its competitors how it’s done: with assertive ginger flavor and bold—but not burning—heat. This stuff was made for Dark and Stormys. No, really: It’s produced by Gosling’s as a match for its Black Seal rum, to make the brand’s signature drink. ($6 for six 12-oz. cans) —Julia Kramer, associate editor Try it In: Spiced Dark and Stormy